Another lesson for brave teachers and groups. There is a lot going on here – discussions about attitudes to poetry, listening to information about poems and poets – finally – listening and discussing the poems themselves. The podcast in question is usually a nice, short affair published by Penguin.

An ideal group for this lesson would be a fairly high-level class in need of a challenge, or students who enjoy discussing new and authentic insights into English. This does not need to take up a whole 90-minute lesson (probably won’t, anyway): it is OK to turn this into a quicker activity tied in with other elements.

The website itself requires some complex navigation (see Teacher’s notes), so make sure this is done before students engage with the task.

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